UPR statement on Hungary
Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 49th Session (28 February – 1 April 2022) Item…
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Sri Lankan humanists urge the government to end discriminatory legal system
Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka participate in legislation consultation
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Ugandan Humanists conduct successful training in support of LGBTI+ communities
The training is part of a wider project supported by a grant from Humanists International.
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Humanists International launches 2021 edition of the Freedom of Thought Report
Humanists International launches the 10th edition of its Freedom of Thought Report, examining the situation for humanists, atheists and the…
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Humanists call on the Government of Ghana to reject proposed anti-LGBTI+ law
At UN, Humanists International condemns draft law giving lengthy prison sentences for being LGBTI+ or for engaging in "LGBTI+ advocacy."
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Against Ghana’s Anti-LGBTI+ Bill
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (13 September 2021 to 08…
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The hollow theatrics of Lebanon’s human rights presentation at the UN
"There is a culture of impunity in Lebanon", Freethought Lebanon reflects on Lebanon's UPR presentation at the UN.
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Unprecedented interference of the Vatican to modify an anti-hate crime law in Italy
The Holy See has invoked its Concordat with the Italian government to seek modifications of a law currently discussed by…
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“Homophobia kills”: Polish atheists launch a new campaign to stop hate against LGBTI+ people
The Kazimierz Łyszczyński Foundation launches a billboard campaign to "stop religiously motivated hate" against the LGBT+ community in Poland.
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UN expert calls for ban on anti-LGBTI conversion therapy in UK
Dr. Shaheed stated that banning the "discredited and unsafe" practice of "conversion therapy" would not violate the right to freedom…
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“Gay conversion therapies are torture”, say Humanists of Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican Senate is discussing a bill that would outlaw gay conversion therapies, but the intervention of conservative parties…
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